The London Gazette
Queen Prorogues Parliament; Cornwall Stannators Tin-Mining Parliament; Naval Intelligence
Original The London Gazette issue leaf, official government newspaper journal, dated 20–23 Sept 1703, printed “by Authority”.
Queen Anne Royal Proclamation: Parliament prorogued to 4 Nov 1703 (issued at Bath, 19 Sept 1703).
Cornwall Stannaries / Stannators: agreement to supply 1600 tons of tin yearly for 7 years at a stated rate; individual named stannators listed.
Naval / shipping intelligence & prizes - Reports of merchant ships under convoy, arrivals, and captures by French privateers, including mentions of cargos (e.g., sugar/tobacco/oil) and prisoner counts from taken vessels.
Scottish Parliament (Edinburgh dispatch) - A Whitehall note relaying that the Parliament of Scotland met (16th instant); the Lord High Commissioner “touched with the Scepter” various acts except an Act for the Security of this Kingdom, then Parliament was adjourned (to 12 Oct).
Whitehall proclamation about a murder case (Somerset) - Notice of a royal proclamation offering pardon to one or two accomplices who first reveal the rest, concerning the murder of Abraham Moore of Buckland Dinham, Somerset.
By the Principal Commissioners for Prizes - Official administrative notice about prize goods sales/appointments/adjournments (including East India Company sale arrangements and timing).
Trinity House navigation notice - A practical maritime safety notice: placement of a white buoy marking a hazard/sand area and guidance relevant to ships trading “to the Northward.”
Official office move - Notice that the Office of Excise will be held at a new address
Period advertisements - Property and business notices, plus descriptions/rewards relating to deserters/escapees and a strayed/stolen horse notice—classic Gazette ephemera that can attract social-history buyers.